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Flight Reliability

AA 2471 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2471 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 454 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(68 flights)
  • Tue76%(50 flights)
  • Wed85%(60 flights)
  • Thu65%(74 flights)
  • Fri73%(64 flights)
  • Sat75%(52 flights)
  • Sun71%(78 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(25 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(34 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(118 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(103 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(166 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 72% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%60
July 202570%60
August 202585%41
September 202557%21
October 202580%30
November 202582%28
December 202566%35
January 202687%30
February 202686%22
March 202669%29
April 202661%46
May 202684%44
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
446
Months covered
12

Based on 454 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.